Senior FIX Protocol / Connectivity Engineer

Senior FIX Protocol / Connectivity Engineer

In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain high-performance trading infrastructure, managing electronic trading sessions and client onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Session Management: Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot FIX sessions (FIX 4.2, 4.4, 5.0) for clients, brokers, and exchanges.
• Onboarding & Connectivity: Drive the technical onboarding and certification process for new institutional clients and liquidity providers.
• Execution Systems: Maintain and optimize Order Management Systems (OMS) and Execution Management Systems (EMS) to ensure seamless order routing.
• Production Support: Provide Tier 2/3 technical support for production trading connectivity issues, managing sequence resets and drop-copy feeds.
• Infrastructure Monitoring: Implement proactive alerting for network latency, message gaps, and session disconnects.

Requirements

• FIX Expertise: 4+ years of deep, hands-on experience with the FIX protocol specification, tag mapping, and session layer rules.
• FIX Engines: Proven experience working with enterprise FIX engines (e.g., Quick FIX, Cameron FIX, Activiti, or custom proprietary engines).
• Scripting & Linux: Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, including shell scripting (Bash), Python, or Perl for log analysis.
• Network Analysis: Competency with network troubleshooting tools like Wireshark, tcpdump, and telnet to diagnose connectivity issues.
• Database Skills: Solid understanding

Work Arrangements

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Type: Contract
• Remote: Not specified